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Attitude and Level of COVID-19 Vaccination among Women in Reproductive Age during the Fourth Pandemic Wave: A Cross-Sectional Study in Poland

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  • Jolanta Lis-Kuberka

    (Department of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, Division of Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 48/50, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Marta Berghausen-Mazur

    (Department of Nursing and Obstetrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Bartla 5, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Magdalena Orczyk-Pawiłowicz

    (Department of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, Division of Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 48/50, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland)

Abstract

COVID-19 vaccination, apart from the sanitary regime, is the most efficient strategy to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and significantly reduce the severity of the disease following infection. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant Polish women and women who have already given birth to evaluate the level and attitude to vaccination. Briefly, 1196 women (256 pregnant and 940 mothers) participated in the study; 68.0% of pregnant women and 66.2% of mothers declared that they had received COVID-19 vaccination. The most frequently stated reasons not to get vaccinated were possible adverse effects on the mother, fetus or breastfed child, post-vaccination complications and limited scientific evidence on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. The identified predictors of avoiding COVID-19 vaccination are young age, residing in small cities or rural areas, cohabitation, low anxiety level regarding SARS-CoV-2 infection, and little knowledge concerning maternal vaccine-induced immune protection delivered to offspring. Despite the unlimited access to COVID-19 vaccination, the declared level of vaccination is worryingly low. The knowledge concerning the benefits of vaccination to mothers and their offspring is not satisfactory and requires urgent educational action, particularly among young women living outside big cities and single motherhood.

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  • Jolanta Lis-Kuberka & Marta Berghausen-Mazur & Magdalena Orczyk-Pawiłowicz, 2022. "Attitude and Level of COVID-19 Vaccination among Women in Reproductive Age during the Fourth Pandemic Wave: A Cross-Sectional Study in Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-25, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:11:p:6872-:d:831519
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    1. Balsam Qubais Saeed & Rula Al-Shahrabi & Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, 2021. "Socio-demographic correlate of knowledge and practice toward COVID-19 among people living in Mosul-Iraq: A cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(3), pages 1-14, March.
    2. Jolanta Lis-Kuberka & Magdalena Orczyk-Pawiłowicz, 2021. "Polish Women Have Moderate Knowledge of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Breastfeeding Benefits," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-25, October.
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